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The yen's fall to its lowest level against the dollar and the euro in months is the latest sign that a coordinated post-earthquake intervention is working.

Stress tests on Ireland's four main lenders will reveal a capital hole of around 20 billion euros ($28.2 billion), The Sunday Business Post reported, without citing any sources.

But with the deflating euro and a rapidly aging population, they may have to make some concessions.

Stock futures tumbled Tuesday after the euro fell to a new four-year low....

The stock market tumbled again Thursday after another drop in the euro and disappointing U.S. employment news darkened investors already bleak view of the world economy. Interest rates fell sharply in the Treasury market as investors once again sought the safety of U.S. government debt.

The euro plummets against the US dollar, falling below $1.22 for the first time since April 2006.

The euro began the week by hitting a four-year low against the dollar and Chinese equities joined the decline in global stocks Monday, adding a new element of concern to the recent market turmoil.

Tens of thousands of strikers marched through Athens on Wednesday to protest against austerity plans aimed at wrenching Greece out of a debt crisis that has shaken the euro zone.

The euro and growth-linked currencies fell Monday as investors unwound risky trades amid growing worries about eurozone's debt problems, dismissing assurances from European finance ministers at the weekend.

The euro hit a seven-year low against the yen and weakened on the dollar, while the U.K. pound's downtrend continued.